Dicranoweisia contains some 20 species of mostly cool temperate regions of both hemispheres; about 4-5 species in the Neotropics. In Bolivia a single species recognized although the specific identity is to be established. The strongly crispate and curved leaves with upper laminal cells faintly striate combined with somewhat distinct alar cells is diagnostic. The genus has not been revised; Flowers (1956) discusses a couple common species.